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John Finnemore (1863–1915) was a British school teacher and writer of fictional novels and history and geography texts of countries - most are for younger readers. . Finnemore contributed stories to popular boys' magazines of his time such as The Boy's Own Paper and Boys' Realm but he is best remembered for his books about Teddy Lester and his friends at Slapton, a fictitious English public sch
Booklist in a review of Sam and the Tigers, wrote "Lester and Pinkney have stripped away the ugly racism and retold the story in a new way. ..Adults will be arguing about this book for months, in print and on the Internet, and Lester's afterword is an excellent place to start the discussion.
The Trouble with Girls is a satirical action series starring Lester Girls, who wants to be simply an "average guy" with a dead-end job, a plain wife, and no adventures more exciting than a good night's sleep, but Lester can't go for a drive without terrorists launching missiles at him, or walk into one of his many mansions without a beautiful ...
Lester initially attempts to steal the heirlooms himself, with disastrous results, so they rope in Chimp. Chimp is caught in the act by Hugo, but gets away. In order to get rid of Hugo, and stop him foiling their scheme again, Lester gives him and Ronnie £500 to start their nightclub (we learn in Summer Lightning that the venture is a failure ...
Tilden promoted his school and views through lecture tours, books, [9] articles and a series of journals under the titles A Stuffed Club (1900 - 1915), [10] Philosophy of Health, [2] and Dr. Tilden's Health Review and Critique [11] [12] The school was advertised as the place "where thousands 'Hopelessly Ill' get well without drugs, serums or surgery."
Freeman Tilden (August 22, 1883 – May 13, 1980) was one of the first people to set down the principles and theories of heritage interpretation in his 1957 book, Interpreting Our Heritage. Tilden was born in Malden, Massachusetts , and developed his writing skills as a newspaper reporter.
To Be A Slave is a 1968 nonfiction children's book by Julius Lester, illustrated by Tom Feelings.It explores what it was like to be a slave. The book includes many personal accounts of former slaves, accompanied by Lester's historical commentary and Feelings' powerful and muted paintings.
Judy-Lynn and Lester Del Rey at Minicon 8 in 1974. Judy-Lynn del Rey née Benjamin (January 26, 1943 – February 20, 1986) was a science fiction editor. [1]She was a fan and regular attendee at science fiction conventions and worked her way up the publishing ladder, starting with work at the science fiction magazine Galaxy. [1]